Hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives

ABSTRACT

The present invention constitutes new hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives of the general formula (I), 
                         
in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , Qx, A, Qy and n have the definitions indicated in the description, application thereof as insecticides and acaricides for controlling animal pests, alone and in combination with further agents for activity boosting, and a number of processes for their preparation.

The present invention relates to new hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives, to their application as insecticides and acaricides for controlling animal pests, alone and in combination with further agents for activity boosting, and to a number of processes for their preparation.

Anthranilic acid derivatives having insecticidal properties have already been described in the literature, as for example in WO 01/70671, WO 03/015519, WO 03/016284, WO 03/015518, WO 03/024222, WO 03/016282, WO 03/016283, WO 03/062226, WO 03/027099, WO 04/027042, WO 04/033468, WO 2004/046129, WO 2004/067528, WO 2005/118552, WO 2005/077934, WO 2005/085234, WO 2006/023783, WO 2006/000336, WO 2006/040113, WO 2006/111341, WO 2007/006670, WO 2007/024833, WO2007/020877, WO 2007/144100, WO2007/043677, WO2008/126889, WO2008/126890, WO2008/126933.

In their application, however, the active ingredients already known in accordance with the specifications identified above have disadvantages in some respects, whether it be that they exhibit a narrow spectrum of application or whether it be that they do not have satisfactory insecticidal or acaricidal activity.

New hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives have now been found which have advantages over the compounds already known, examples being better biological or environmental properties, broader application methods, an improved insecticidal or acaricidal activity, and also high compatibility with crop plants. The hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives can be used in combination with further agents for enhancing the activity, particularly against insects which are difficult to control.

The present invention accordingly provides new hydrazine-substituted anthranilic acid derivatives of the formula (I)

in which R¹ is hydrogen, amino or hydroxyl or is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, R², R³ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl, C₂-C₆-dialkylaminocarbonyl or are C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, or R², R³ independently of one another are a phenyl ring or a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, (C═O)NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R² and R³ may be joined to one another via two to six carbon atoms and form a ring which optionally additionally contains a further nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen atom and may optionally be substituted one to four times by C₁-C₂-alkyl, C₁-C₂-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, amino, C₁-C₂-alkoxy or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, R⁴ is a group selected from —C(═S)—R⁸, —C(═)—R⁸, —C(═O)—OR⁹, —C(═S)—OR⁹, —C(═O)—SR¹⁰, —C(═S)—SR¹⁰, —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹², —S(O)₂—R¹³ and —S(O)₂—NR¹⁴R¹⁵ or R³ and R⁴ together are ═CR¹⁶ if R² and R³ are not joined to one another via two to six carbon atoms and do not form a ring, R⁵ is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, SF₅, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, (C₁-C₄-haloalkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, or two radicals R⁵ form, via adjacent carbon atoms, a ring which is —(CH₂)₃—, —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH₂)₅—, —(CH═CH—)₂—, —OCH₂O—, —O(CH₂)₂O—, —OCF₂O—, —(CF₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)— or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, or two radicals R⁵, furthermore, form via adjacent carbon atoms the fused rings below, which are optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino or C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,

n is 0 to 3, X is O or S, R⁶ is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl-sulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, Q_(X) is an aromatic or heteroaromatic 5- to 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 heteroatoms from the series N, S and O, A is optionally singly or multiply substituted —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)-, —(C₁-C₆-alkenylene)-, —(C₁-C₆-alkynylene)-, —R¹⁷—(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH—(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C═NO(C₁-C₆-alkyl), —CH[CO₂(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—C(═O)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NH—R¹⁷, R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NHNH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NHN(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(C═O)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(C═O)NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(C═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NHNH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NHN(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—N═CH—O—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)O—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-(C═O)O—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NH(C═S)NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NHS(═O)₂—R¹⁷ or —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)S(═O)₂—R¹⁷, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy and halo-C₁-C₆-alkyl, where —(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)- in the ring may optionally contain 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the series N, S and O, R¹⁷ is linear or branched —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)- or is a direct bond, and two or more radicals R¹⁷ independently of one another are linear or branched —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)- or are a direct bond, for example, R¹⁷—O—R¹⁷— is —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)-O—C₁-C₆-alkylene)-, —(C₁-C₆-alklene)-O—, —O—(C₁-C₆-alkylene)-, or —O—, Q_(Y) is a 5- or 6-membered, partially saturated or saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system or is phenyl, the ring or ring system being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, CO₂H, CO₂NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl and (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents, R⁷ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkoxy or

R independently at each occurrence is hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)C₁-C₄-alkoxyimino, m is 0 to 4, Z is N, CH, CF, CCl, CBr or CI, R⁸ is hydrogen or is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R⁸ additionally is a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents are selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are additionally a phenyl ring or are a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S and O, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another are hydrogen or are R⁹, R¹⁶ is a phenyl ring or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S and O, the ring being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, the compounds of the general formula (I) further comprise N-oxides and salts.

The compounds of the formula (I) may possibly be present in different polymorphic forms or as a mixture of different polymorphic forms. Both the pure polymorphs and the polymorph mixtures are provided by the invention and can be used in accordance with the invention.

The compounds of the formula (I) optionally include diastereomers or enantiomers.

A general definition of the compounds of the invention is provided by the formula (I). Preferred, more preferred and very preferred are compounds of the formula (I) in which

R¹ preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, cyano(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylthio-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₁-C₄-alkyl-sulphonyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, R¹ more preferably is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, cyanomethyl, methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, methylsulphinylmethyl or methylsulphonylmethyl, R¹ very preferably is hydrogen, R² and R³ independently of one another preferably are hydrogen or are C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl or C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, R², R³ independently of one another more preferably are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, R⁴ preferably is —C(═)—R⁸, —C(═O)—OR⁹, —C(═O)—SR¹⁰, —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹², —S(O)₂—R¹³, —S(O)₂—NR¹⁴R¹⁵, R⁴ more preferably is —C(═)—R⁸ or —C(═O)—OR⁹, R⁵ preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio or C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, two adjacent radicals R⁵ likewise preferably are —(CH₂)₃—, —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH₂)₅—, —(CH═CH—)₂—, —OCH₂O—, —O(CH₂)₂O—, —OCF₂O—, —(CF₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)— or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, R⁵ more preferably is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₂-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, two adjacent radicals R⁵ more preferably are —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH═CH—)₂—, —O(CH₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)— or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, R⁵ very preferably is hydrogen, methyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo or trifluoromethoxy, two adjacent radicals R⁵ very preferably are —(CH₂)₄—, or —(CH═CH—)₂—, R⁵ more particularly preferably is chlor, fluoro or bromo, R⁵ additionally more particularly preferably is iodo or cyano, two adjacent radicals R⁵ more particularly preferably are —(CH═CH—)₂, n preferably is 0 to 2, n more preferably is 1 or 2, n very preferably is 2, X preferably is O or S, X more preferably and very preferably is O, R⁶ preferably is C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, R⁶ more preferably is C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, cyano, nitro or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, R⁶ very preferably is methyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo, R⁶ more particularly preferably is methyl or chloro, Q_(X) preferably is a heteroaromatic 5-membered ring which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 heteroatoms from the series N, O and S, is a heteroaromatic 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 nitrogen atoms, or is phenyl, Q_(X) more preferably is a 5- or 6-membered ring which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and is selected from the group consisting of furan, thiophene, pyrazole, triazole, imidazole, thiazole, oxazole, isoxazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, oxadiazole, pyrrole, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine and pyrazine, Q_(X) very preferably is pyrazole, thiazole or pyrimidine which is substituted singly by the group

where Z, R and m may have the stated general definitions or the preferred or more preferred definitions, A preferably is optionally singly or multiply substituted —(C₁-C₄-alkylene)-, —(C₁-C₄-alkenylene)-, —(C₁-C₄-alkynylene)-, —R¹⁷—(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH—(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C═NO(C₁-C₄-alkyl), —R¹⁷—C(═O)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═S)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NH—R¹⁷, R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)O—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-(C═O)O—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—NHS(═O)₂—R¹⁷ or —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)S(═O)₂—R¹⁷, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy or halo-C₁-C₆-alkyl, A more preferably is —CH₂—, —CH₂O—, —CH₂OCH₂—, —CH₂S—, —CH₂SCH₂—, —CH₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —CH₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)CH₂—, —CH(Hal)-, —C(Hal)₂-, —CH(CN)—, CH₂(CO)—, CH₂(CS)—, CH₂CH(OH)—, -cyclopropyl-, CH₂(CO)CH₂—, —CH(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —C(di-C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —CH₂CH₂—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or —C═NO(C₁-C₆-alkyl), A very preferably is —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃), C(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂—, —CH(CN)— or —CH₂O—, A more particularly preferably is CH₂, CH(CH₃) or —CH₂O—, R⁷ preferably is C₁-C₆-alkyl or is the radical

R⁷ additionally preferably is C₃-C₆-cycloalkoxy, R⁷ more preferably is methyl or is the radical

R independently at each occurrence preferably is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl or (C₁-C₄-alkoxyimino, R independently at each occurrence more preferably is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, R independently at each occurrence very preferably is fluoro, chloro or bromo, R more particularly preferably is chloro, m preferably is 1, 2 or 3, m more preferably is 1 or 2, m very preferably is 1, Z preferably is N, CH, CF, CCl, CBr or CI, Z more preferably is N, CH, CF, CCl or CBr, Z very preferably is N, CCl or CH, R⁸ preferably is hydrogen or singly or multiply identically or differently substituted C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R⁸ additionally preferably is a phenyl ring or is a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S and O, and the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen or cyano, R⁸ more preferably is hydrogen, is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, phenyl or pyridyl, where phenyl or pyridyl is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, bromo or trifluoromethoxy substituents, R⁸ additionally more preferably is phenyl, pyridyl or is a 3- to 6-membered saturated heterocycle, containing 1-2 heteroatoms from the series N, S and O, the phenyl or pyridyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen or cyano, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another preferably are singly or multiply identically or differently substituted C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another additionally preferably are a phenyl ring or are a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S and O, the phenyl ring or the heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen or cyano, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another more preferably are optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, phenyl or pyridyl, where phenyl or pyridyl is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro or trifluoromethoxy substituents, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another additionally more preferably are phenyl, pyridyl or are a 3- to 6-membered saturated heterocycle containing 1-2 heteroatoms from the series N, S and O, the phenyl or pyridyl ring or the heterocycle optionally being substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen or cyano, R¹¹ and R¹² independently of one another preferably are hydrogen or are R⁹, R¹⁶ preferably is a phenyl ring or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring where the heteroatoms are selected from the series N, S and O, the ring being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R¹⁶ more preferably is phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, furan or thiophene which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro or trifluoromethoxy, R¹⁷ preferably is linear or branched —(C₁-C₄-alkylene)- or is a direct bond, R¹⁷ more preferably is methylene, ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene, sec-butylene, isobutylene or a direct bond, R¹⁷ very preferably is methylene, ethylene or a direct bond, Q_(Y) preferably is a 5- or 6-membered, partially saturated or saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system, the heteroatoms being selectable from the series N, S and O, the ring or the ring system being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, CO₂H, CO₂NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl and C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents, Q_(Y) more preferably is an optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring from the series Q-1 to Q-53, Q-58 to Q-59, Q-62 to Q-63, an aromatic 9-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system Q-54 to Q-56 or 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60 to Q-61, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₃-haloalkyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents, Q_(Y) very preferably is an optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring from the series Q-36 to Q-40, Q-43, Q-58 to Q-59, Q-62, Q-63, an aromatic 9-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system Q-54 to Q-56 or 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60 to Q-61, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₃-haloalkyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents, Q_(Y) more particularly preferably is an optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted heteroaromatic ring from the series Q-37, Q-38, Q-39, Q-40, Q43, Q-58, Q-59, Q-62, Q-63, or 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, chloro, fluoro, iodo, bromo, cyano, nitro, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, n-heptafluoropropyl or isoheptafluoropropyl, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, chloro, fluoro, iodo, bromo, cyano, nitro, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluorethyl, n-heptafluoropropyl and isoheptafluoropropyl,

The above-recited general radical definitions and elucidations or those recited in preference ranges may be combined arbitrarily with one another, in other words including combinations between the respective ranges and preference ranges. They apply to the end products and also to the precursors and intermediates accordingly.

Preferred in accordance with the invention are the compounds of the formula (I) in which there is a combination of the definitions recited above as being preferred (preferably).

Particularly preferred in accordance with the invention are the compounds of the formula (I) in which there is a combination of the definitions recited above as being more preferred.

Very preferred in accordance with the invention are the compounds of the formula (I) in which there is a combination of the definitions recited above as being very preferred.

The compounds of the formulae (I) may be present more particularly in the form of different regioisomers: for example, in the form of mixtures of compounds with the definition Q-62 and/or Q-63, or in the form of mixtures of Q-58 and 59. The invention therefore also includes mixtures of compounds of the formulae (I) where Q_(Y) has the definitions Q-62 and Q-63, and also Q-58 and Q-59, and the compounds may be present in different proportions. Preference in this context is given to proportions of the compounds of the formula (I) in which the radical Q_(Y) is Q-62 or is Q-58 to compounds of the formula (I) in which the radical QY is Q-63 or is Q-59, of 60:40 to 99:1, more preferably of 70:30 to 97:3, very preferably of 80:20 to 95:5. More particularly preferred are the following proportions for a compound of the formula (I) where Q_(Y) has the definition Q-62 or Q-58 to the compound of the formula (I) where Q_(Y) has the definition Q-63 or Q-59: 80:20; 81:19; 82:18; 83:17; 84:16; 85:15, 86:14; 87:13; 88:12; 89:11; 90:10, 91:9; 92:8; 93:7; 96:6; 95:5.

Preparation Processes

The compounds of the general formula (I) can be obtained by procedures in which

(A) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted for example with carbonyl chlorides of the formula (III)

where Qx, A and Qy are as defined above, in the presence of an acid-binding agent; or (B) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted for example with a carboxylic acid of the formula (IV)

where Qx, A and Qy are as defined above, in the presence of a condensing agent; or (C) for the synthesis of anthranilimides of the formula (I) in which R¹ is hydrogen, for example benzoxazinones of the formula (V)

in which R⁵, R⁶, Qx, A, Qy and n are as defined above are reacted with a hydrazine of the formula (VI)

in which R², R³ and R⁴ are as defined above, in the presence of a diluent; or (D) anthranilic hydrazides of the formula (VII)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, X, n, Qx, A and Qy are as defined above, are reacted with a unit Y—R⁴, where R⁴ is as defined above and Y represents a suitable leaving group such as halogen or alkoxy; or (E) anthranilic hydrazides of the formula (VII)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, X, n, Qx, A and Qy are as defined above, are reacted with an acid anhydride of the general formula (C(═O)—R⁸)₂O or (C(═O)—OR⁹)₂O or with an isocyanate of the formula O═C═NR¹¹R¹², where R⁸, R⁹, R¹¹ and R¹² are as defined above, to give compounds of the formula (I) of the invention.

More particularly, compounds of the general formula (I) in which Qx

is where * marks the bond to A, can be obtained by a procedure in which (A-1) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted for example with carbonyl chlorides of the formula (III-1)

in which R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above in the presence of an acid-binding agent; or (B-1) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted, for example, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (IV-1)

in which R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above, in the presence of a condensing agent; or (C-1) for synthesis of anthranilamides of the formula (I) in which R¹ is hydrogen, benzoxazinones of the formula (V-1)

in which R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, A, Qy and n are as defined above are reacted with a hydrazine of the formula (VI)

in which R², R³ and R⁴ are as defined above, in the presence of a diluent; or (D) anthranilic hydrazides of the formula (VII-1)

are reacted with a unit Y—R⁴, where R⁴ is as defined above and Y represents a suitable leaving group such as halogen or alkoxy, or (E) anthranilic hydrazides of the formula (VII-1)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, X, n, A and Qy are as defined above, are reacted with an acid anhydride of the general formula (C(═O)—R⁸)₂O or (C(═O)—OR⁹)₂O or with an isocyanate of the formula O═C═NR¹¹R¹², where R⁸, R⁹, R¹¹ and R¹² are as defined above, to give compounds of the formula (I) of the invention.

More particularly, compounds of the general formula (I)

in which Qx is

where * marks the bond to A can be prepared by a procedure in which (B-2) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted, for example, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (IV-2)

in which R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above, in the presence of a condensing agent.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (IV-2) are new. They can be prepared by the reaction scheme below, where R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above and R is C₁-C₆-alkyl and Hal is halogen, from compounds of the formula (VIII). Compounds of the formula (VIII) are known (e.g. J. Med. Chem. 49, 2006, 4721-4736). The reaction of (VIII) to (IX) can be carried out by known methods (e.g. WO2005/113506). The further reaction via compounds of the formula X to compounds of the formula (IV-2) can be carried out by known methods (e.g. WO2007/144100).

More particularly, compounds of the general formula (I),

in which Qx is

where * marks the bond to A can be prepared by a procedure in which (B-3) anilines of the formula (II)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, X and n are as defined above, are reacted, for example, with a carboxylic acid of the formula (IV-3)

in which R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above in the presence of a condensing agent.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (IV-3) are new. They can be prepared by the reaction scheme below, where R⁷, A and Qy are as defined above and R is C₁-C₆-alkyl and Hal is halogen, from (XI). Compounds of the formula (XI) are known (e.g. J. Med. Chem. 49, 2006, 4721-4736). The reaction of (XI) to (XII) can be carried out by known methods (e.g. WO2005/113506). The further reaction via XIII to carboxylic acids of the formula (IV-3) can be carried out by known methods (e.g. WO2007/144100).

The active ingredients according to the invention, in combination with good plant tolerance and favourable toxicity to warm-blooded animals and being tolerated well by the environment, are suitable for protecting plants and plant organs, for increasing the harvest yields, for improving the quality of the harvested material and for controlling animal pests, in particular insects, arachnids, helminths, nematodes and molluscs, which are encountered in agriculture, in horticulture, in animal husbandry, in forests, in gardens and leisure facilities, in the protection of stored products and of materials, and in the hygiene sector. They may be preferably employed as plant protection agents. They are active against normally sensitive and resistant species and against all or some stages of development. The abovementioned pests include:

From the order of the Anoplura (Phthiraptera), for example, Damalinia spp., Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Trichodectes spp.

From the class of the Arachnida, for example, Acarus spp., Aceria sheldoni, Aculops spp., Aculus spp., Amblyomma spp., Amphitetranychus viennensis, Argas spp., Boophilus spp., Brevipalpus spp., Bryobia praetiosa, Chorioptes spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Eotetranychus spp., Epitrimerus pyri, Eutetranychus spp., Eriophyes spp., Halotydeus destructor, Hemitarsonemus spp., Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Latrodectus mactans, Metatetranychus spp., Nuphersa spp., Oligonychus spp., Ornithodoros spp., Panonychus spp., Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Psoroptes spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Rhizoglyphus spp., Sarcoptes spp., Scorpio maurus, Stenotarsonemus spp., Tarsonemus spp., Tetranychus spp., Vasates lycopersici.

From the class of the Bivalva, for example, Dreissena spp.

From the order of the Chilopoda, for example, Geophilus spp., Scutigera spp.

From the order of the Coleoptera, for example, Acalymma vittatum, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Adoretus spp., Agelastica alni, Agriotes spp., Amphimallon solstitialis, Anobium punctatum, Anoplophora spp., Anthonomus spp., Anthrenus spp., Apion spp., Apogonia spp., Atomaria spp., Attagenus spp., Bruchidius obtectus, Bruchus spp., Cassida spp., Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorhynchus spp., Chaetocnema spp., Cleonus mendicus, Conoderus spp., Cosmopolites spp., Costelytra zealandica, Ctenicera spp., Curculio spp., Cryptorhynchus lapathi, Cylindrocopturus spp., Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp., Dichocrocis spp., Diloboderus spp., Epilachna spp., Epitrix spp., Faustinus spp., Gibbium psylloides, Hellula undalis, Heteronychus arator, Heteronyx spp., Hylamorpha elegans, Hylotrupes bajulus, Hypera postica, Hypothenemus spp., Lachnosterna consanguinea, Lema spp., Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Leucoptera spp., Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lixus spp., Luperodes spp., Lyctus spp., Megascelis spp., Melanotus spp., Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha spp., Migdolus spp., Monochamus spp., Naupactus xanthographus, Niptus hololeucus, Oryctes rhinoceros, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Oryzaphagus oryzae, Otiorrhynchus spp., Oxycetonia jucunda, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllophaga spp., Phyllotreta spp., Popillia japonica, Premnotrypes spp., Psylliodes spp., Ptinus spp., Rhizobius ventralis, Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus spp., Sphenophorus spp., Sternechus spp., Symphyletes spp., Tanymecus spp., Tenebrio molitor, Tribolium spp., Trogoderma spp., Tychius spp., Xylotrechus spp., Zabrus spp.

From the order of the Collembola, for example, Onychiurus armatus.

From the order of the Diplopoda, for example, Blaniulus guttulatus.

From the order of the Diptera, for example, Aedes spp., Agromyza spp., Anastrepha spp., Anopheles spp., Asphondylia spp., Bactrocera spp., Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Ceratitis capitata, Chironomus spp., Chrysomyia spp., Cochliomyia spp., Contarinia spp., Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culex spp., Cuterebra spp., Dacus oleae, Dasyneura spp., Delia spp., Dermatobia hominis, Drosophila spp., Echinocnemus spp., Fannia spp., Gastrophilus spp., Hydrellia spp., Hylemyia spp., Hyppobosca spp., Hypoderma spp., Liriomyza spp., Lucilia spp., Musca spp., Nezara spp., Oestrus spp., Oscinella frit, Pegomyia spp., Phorbia spp., Prodiplosis spp., Psila rosae, Rhagoletis spp., Stomoxys spp., Tabanus spp., Tannia spp., Tetanops spp., Tipula spp.

From the class of the Gastropoda, for example, Anion spp., Biomphalaria spp., Bulinus spp., Deroceras spp., Galba spp., Lymnaea spp., Oncomelania spp., Pomacea spp., Succinea spp.

From the class of the helminths, for example, Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Acylostoma braziliensis, Ancylostoma spp., Ascaris lubricoides, Ascaris spp., Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, Bunostomum spp., Chabertia spp., Clonorchis spp., Cooperia spp., Dicrocoelium spp, Dictyocaulus filaria, Diphyllobothrium latum, Dracunculus medinensis, Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, Enterobius vermicularis, Faciola spp., Haemonchus spp., Heterakis spp., Hymenolepis nana, Hyostrongulus spp., Loa Loa, Nematodirus spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Opisthorchis spp., Onchocerca volvulus, Ostertagia spp., Paragonimus spp., Schistosomen spp., Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides stercoralis, Stronyloides spp., Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella nativa, Trichinella britovi, Trichinella nelsoni, Trichinella pseudopsiralis, Trichostrongulus spp., Trichuris trichuria, Wuchereria bancrofti.

It is furthermore possible to control protozoa, such as Eimeria.

From the order of the Heteroptera, for example, Anasa tristis, Antestiopsis spp., Blissus spp., Calocoris spp., Campylomma livida, Cavelerius spp., Cimex spp., Collaria spp., Creontiades dilutus, Dasynus piperis, Dichelops furcatus, Diconocoris hewetti, Dysdercus spp., Euschistus spp., Eurygaster spp., Heliopeltis spp., Horcias nobilellus, Leptocorisa spp., Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus spp., Macropes excavatus, Miridae, Monalonion atratum, Nezara spp., Oebalus spp., Pentomidae, Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus spp., Psallus seriatus, Pseudacysta persea, Rhodnius spp., Sahlbergella singularis, Scaptocoris castanea, Scotinophora spp., Stephanitis nashi, Tibraca spp., Triatoma spp.

From the order of the Homoptera, for example, Acyrthosipon spp., Acrogonia spp., Aeneolamia spp., Agonoscena spp., Aleurodes spp., Aleurolobus barodensis, Aleurothrixus spp., Amrasca spp., Anuraphis cardui, Aonidiella spp., Aphanostigma pini, Aphis spp., Arboridia apicalis, Aspidiella spp., Aspidiotus spp., Atanus spp., Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia spp., Brachycaudus helichrysii, Brachycolus spp., Brevicoryne brassicae, Calligypona marginata, Carneocephala fulgida, Ceratovacuna lanigera, Cercopidae, Ceroplastes spp., Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Chionaspis tegalensis, Chlorita onukii, Chromaphis juglandicola, Chrysomphalus ficus, Cicadulina mbila, Coccomytilus halli, Coccus spp., Cryptomyzus ribis, Dalbulus spp., Dialeurodes spp., Diaphorina spp., Diaspis spp., Drosicha spp., Dysaphis spp., Dysmicoccus spp., Empoasca spp., Eriosoma spp., Erythroneura spp., Euscelis bilobatus, Ferrisia spp., Geococcus coffeae, Hieroglyphus spp., Homalodisca coagulata, Hyalopterus arundinis, Icerya spp., Idiocerus spp., Idioscopus spp., Laodelphax striatellus, Lecanium spp., Lepidosaphes spp., Lipaphis erysimi, Macrosiphum spp., Mahanarva spp., Melanaphis sacchari, Metcalfiella spp., Metopolophium dirhodum, Monellia costalis, Monelliopsis pecanis, Myzus spp., Nasonovia ribisnigri, Nephotettix spp., Nilaparvata lugens, Oncometopia spp., Orthezia praelonga, Parabemisia myricae, Paratrioza spp., Parlatoria spp., Pemphigus spp., Peregrinus maidis, Phenacoccus spp., Phloeomyzus passerinii, Phorodon humuli, Phylloxera spp., Pinnaspis aspidistrae, Planococcus spp., Protopulvinaria pyriformis, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Pseudococcus spp., Psylla spp., Pteromalus spp., Pyrilla spp., Quadraspidiotus spp., Quesada gigas, Rastrococcus spp., Rhopalosiphum spp., Saissetia spp., Scaphoides titanus, Schizaphis graminum, Selenaspidus articulatus, Sogata spp., Sogatella furcifera, Sogatodes spp., Stictocephala festina, Tenalaphara malayensis, Tinocallis caryaefoliae, Tomaspis spp., Toxoptera spp., Trialeurodes spp., Trioza spp., Typhlocyba spp., Unaspis spp., Viteus vitifolii, Zygina spp.

From the order of the Hymenoptera, for example, Athalia spp., Diprion spp., Hoplocampa spp., Lasius spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Vespa spp.

From the order of the Isopoda, for example, Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber.

From the order of the Isoptera, for example, Acromyrmex spp., Atta spp., Cornitermes cumulans, Microtermes obesi, Odontotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp.

From the order of the Lepidoptera, for example, Acronicta major, Adoxophyes spp., Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis spp., Alabama spp., Amyelois transitella, Anarsia spp., Anticarsia spp., Argyroploce spp., Barathra brassicae, Borbo cinnara, Bucculatrix thurberiella, Bupalus piniarius, Bus seola spp., Cacoecia spp., Caloptilia theivora, Capua reticulana, Carpocapsa pomonella, Carposina niponensis, Cheimatobia brumata, Chilo spp., Choristoneura spp., Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocerus spp., Cnephasia spp., Conopomorpha spp., Conotrachelus spp., Copitarsia spp., Cydia spp., Dalaca noctuides, Diaphania spp., Diatraea saccharalis, Earias spp., Ecdytolopha aurantium, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Eldana saccharina, Ephestia kuehniella, Epinotia spp., Epiphyas postvittana, Etiella spp., Eulia spp., Eupoecilia ambiguella, Euproctis spp., Euxoa spp., Feltia spp., Galleria mellonella, Gracillaria spp., Grapholitha spp., Hedylepta spp., Helicoverpa spp., Heliothis spp., Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Homoeosoma spp., Homona spp., Hyponomeuta padella, Kakivoria flavofasciata, Laphygma spp., Laspeyresia molesta, Leucinodes orbonalis, Leucoptera spp., Lithocolletis spp., Lithophane antennata, Lobesia spp., Loxagrotis albicosta, Lymantria spp., Lyonetia spp., Malacosoma neustria, Maruca testulalis, Mamestra brassicae, Mocis spp., Mythimna separata, Nymphula spp., Oiketicus spp., Oria spp., Orthaga spp., Ostrinia spp., Oulema oryzae, Panolis flammea, Parnara spp., Pectinophora spp., Perileucoptera spp., Phthorimaea spp., Phyllocnistis citrella, Phyllonorycter spp., Pieris spp., Platynota stultana, Plusia spp., Plutella xylostella, Prays spp., Prodenia spp., Protoparce spp., Pseudaletia spp., Pseudoplusia includens, Pyrausta nubilalis, Rachiplusia nu, Schoenobius spp., Scirpophaga spp., Scotia segetum, Sesamia spp., Sparganothis spp., Spodoptera spp., Stathmopoda spp., Stomopteryx subsecivella, Synanthedon spp., Tecia solanivora, Thermesia gemmatalis, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia spp., Tuta absoluta, Virachola spp.

From the order of the Orthoptera, for example, Acheta domesticus, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, Dichroplus spp., Gryllotalpa spp., Leucophaea maderae, Locusta spp., Melanoplus spp., Periplaneta americana, Schistocerca gregaria.

From the order of the Siphonaptera, for example, Ceratophyllus spp., Xenopsylla cheopis.

From the order of the Symphyla, for example, Scutigerella spp.

From the order of the Thysanoptera, for example, Anaphothrips obscurus, Baliothrips biformis, Drepanothris reuteri, Enneothrips flavens, Frankliniella spp., Heliothrips spp., Hercinothrips femoralis, Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus, Scirtothrips spp., Taeniothrips cardamoni, Thrips spp.

From the order of the Thysanura, for example, Lepisma saccharina.

The phytoparasitic nematodes include, for example, Aphelenchoides spp., Bursaphelenchus spp., Ditylenchus spp., Globodera spp., Heterodera spp., Longidorus spp., Meloidogyne spp., Pratylenchus spp., Radopholus similis, Trichodorus spp., Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Xiphinema spp.

If appropriate, the compounds according to the invention can, at certain concentrations or application rates, also be used as herbicides, safeners, growth regulators or agents to improve plant properties, or as microbicides, for example as fungicides, antimycotics, bactericides, viricides (including agents against viroids) or as agents against MLO (mycoplasma-like organisms) and RLO (rickettsia-like organisms). If appropriate, they can also be employed as intermediates or precursors for the synthesis of other active ingredients.

The active ingredients can be converted to the customary formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, water- and oil-based suspensions, powders, dusts, pastes, soluble powders, soluble granules, granules for broadcasting, suspension-emulsion concentrates, natural materials impregnated with active ingredient, synthetic materials impregnated with active ingredient, fertilizers and microencapsulations in polymeric substances.

These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active ingredients with extenders, that is liquid solvents and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surfactants, that is emulsifiers and/or dispersants and/or foam-formers. The formulations are prepared either in suitable apparatuses or else before or during the application.

Suitable for use as auxiliaries are substances which are suitable for imparting to the composition itself and/or to preparations derived therefrom (for example spray liquors, seed dressings) particular properties, such as certain technical properties and/or else particular biological properties. Typical suitable auxiliaries are: extenders, solvents and carriers.

Suitable extenders are, for example, water, polar and nonpolar organic chemical liquids, for example from the classes of the aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons (such as paraffins, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, chlorobenzenes), the alcohols and polyols (which, if appropriate, may also be substituted, etherified and/or esterified), the ketones (such as acetone, cyclohexanone), esters (including fats and oils) and (poly)ethers, the unsubstituted and substituted amines, amides, lactams (such as N-alkylpyrrolidones) and lactones, the sulphones and sulphoxides (such as dimethyl sulphoxide).

If the extender used is water, it is also possible to employ, for example, organic solvents as auxiliary solvents. Essentially, suitable liquid solvents are: aromatics such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics and chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example petroleum fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols such as butanol or glycol and also their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethyl sulphoxide, and also water.

Suitable solid carriers are:

for example, ammonium salts and ground natural minerals such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic minerals, such as finely divided silica, alumina and silicates; suitable solid carriers for granules are: for example, crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite and dolomite, and also synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material such as paper, sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks; suitable emulsifiers and/or foam-formers are: for example, nonionic and anionic emulsifiers, such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkyl sulphates, arylsulphonates and also protein hydrolysates; suitable dispersants are nonionic and/or ionic substances, for example from the classes of the alcohol-POE and/or -POP ethers, acid and/or POP-POE esters, alkylaryl and/or POP-POE ethers, fat and/or POP-POE adducts, POE- and/or POP-polyol derivatives, POE- and/or POP-sorbitan or -sugar adducts, alkyl or aryl sulphates, alkyl- or arylsulphonates and alkyl or aryl phosphates or the corresponding PO-ether adducts. Furthermore, suitable oligo- or polymers, for example those derived from vinylic monomers, from acrylic acid, from EO and/or PO alone or in combination with, for example, (poly)alcohols or (poly)amines. It is also possible to employ lignin and its sulphonic acid derivatives, unmodified and modified celluloses, aromatic and/or aliphatic sulphonic acids and their adducts with formaldehyde.

Tackifiers such as carboxymethylcellulose, natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, as well as natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins, and synthetic phospholipids, can be used in the formulations.

It is possible to use colorants such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic dyestuffs, such as alizarin dyestuffs, azo dyestuffs and metal phthalocyanine dyestuffs, and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.

Other possible additives are perfumes, mineral or vegetable, optionally modified oils, waxes and nutrients (including trace nutrients), such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.

Stabilizers, such as low-temperature stabilizers, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers or other agents which improve chemical and/or physical stability may also be present.

The formulations generally comprise between 0.01 and 98% by weight of active ingredient, preferably between 0.5 and 90%.

The active ingredient of the invention may be present, in its commercial formulations and in the appropriate forms prepared from these formulations, in a mixture with other active ingredients such as insecticides, attractants, sterilants, bactericides, acaricides, nematicides, fungicides, growth regulators, herbicides, safeners, fertilizers and semiochemicals. In particular the active ingredients of the invention may be used in combination with further (auxiliary) agents for boosting activity.

When used as insecticides, the active ingredients according to the invention can furthermore be present, in their commercially available formulations and in the application forms prepared from these formulations, as a mixture with synergists. Synergists are compounds which increase the action of the active ingredients without it being necessary for the synergistic agent added to be active itself.

When used as insecticides, the active ingredients according to the invention can furthermore be present, in their commercially available formulations and in the application forms prepared from these formulations, as mixtures with inhibitors which reduce degradation of the active ingredient after use in the environment of the plant, on the surface of parts of plants or in plant tissues.

The active ingredient content of the application forms prepared from the commercially available formulations can vary within wide ranges. The active ingredient concentration of the application forms can be from 0.00000001 to 95% by weight of active ingredient, preferably between 0.00001 and 1% by weight.

The compounds are employed in a customary manner appropriate for the application forms.

All plants and plant parts can be treated in accordance with the invention. Plants are to be understood as meaning in the present context all plants and plant populations such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants). Crop plants can be plants which can be obtained by conventional plant breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or by combinations of these methods, including the transgenic plants and including the plant cultivars protectable or not protectable by plant breeders' rights. Plant parts are to be understood as meaning all parts and organs of plants above and below the ground, such as shoot, leaf, flower and root, examples which may be mentioned being leaves, needles, stalks, stems, flowers, fruit bodies, fruits, seeds, roots, tubers and rhizomes. The plant parts also include harvested material, and vegetative and generative propagation material, for example cuttings, tubers, rhizomes, offshoots and seeds.

Treatment according to the invention of the plants and plant parts with the active ingredients is carried out directly or by allowing the active ingredients to act on the surroundings, habitat or storage space by the customary treatment methods, for example by immersion, spraying, evaporation, fogging, scattering, painting on, injection and, in the case of propagation material, in particular in the case of seeds, also by applying one or more coats.

As already mentioned above, it is possible to treat all plants and their parts according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, wild plant species and plant cultivars, or those obtained by conventional biological breeding methods, such as crossing or protoplast fusion, and parts thereof, are treated. In a further preferred embodiment, transgenic plants and plant cultivars obtained by genetic engineering methods, if appropriate in combination with conventional methods (Genetically Modified Organisms), and parts thereof are treated. The terms “parts”, “parts of plants” and “plant parts” have been explained above.

Particularly preferably, plants of the plant cultivars which are in each case commercially available or in use are treated according to the invention. Plant cultivars are to be understood as meaning plants having novel properties (“traits”) which have been obtained by conventional breeding, by mutagenesis or by recombinant DNA techniques. These can be cultivars, bio- or genotypes.

Depending on the plant species or plant cultivars, their location and growth conditions (soils, climate, vegetation period, diet), the treatment according to the invention may also result in superadditive (“synergistic”) effects. Thus, for example, reduced application rates and/or a widening of the activity spectrum and/or an increase in the activity of the substances and compositions which can be used according to the invention, better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to water or soil salt content, increased flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated maturation, higher harvest yields, higher quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage stability and/or processability of the harvested products are possible, which exceed the effects which were actually to be expected.

The transgenic plants or plant cultivars (obtained by genetic engineering) which are preferably to be treated according to the invention include all plants which, by virtue of the genetic modification, received genetic material which imparts particularly advantageous, useful traits to these plants. Examples of such traits are better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to water or soil salt content, increased flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated maturation, higher harvest yields, higher quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage stability and/or processability of the harvested products. Further and particularly emphasized examples of such traits are a better defence of the plants against animal and microbial pests, such as against insects, mites, phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and/or viruses, and also increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active ingredients. Examples of transgenic plants which may be mentioned are the important crop plants, such as cereals (wheat, rice), maize, soya beans, potatoes, sugar beet, tomatoes, peas and other vegetable varieties, cotton, tobacco, oilseed rape and also fruit plants (with the fruits apples, pears, citrus fruits and grapes), and particular emphasis is given to maize, soya beans, potatoes, cotton, tobacco and oilseed rape.

Traits that are emphasized in particular are increased defence of the plants against insects, arachnids, nematodes and slugs and snails by virtue of toxins formed in the plants, in particular those formed in the plants by the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis (for example by the genes CryIA(a), CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, CryIIIA, CryIIIB2, Cry9c, Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CryIF and also combinations thereof) (referred to hereinbelow as “Bt plants”). Traits that are also particularly emphasized are the increased defence of the plants against fungi, bacteria and viruses by systemic acquired resistance (SAR), systemin, phytoalexins, elicitors and resistance genes and correspondingly expressed proteins and toxins. Traits that are furthermore particularly emphasized are the increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active ingredients, for example imidazolinones, sulphonylureas, glyphosate or phosphinotricin (for example the “PAT” gene). The genes which impart the desired traits in question can also be present in combination with one another in the transgenic plants. Examples of “Bt plants” which may be mentioned are maize varieties, cotton varieties, soya bean varieties and potato varieties which are sold under the trade names YIELD GARD® (for example maize, cotton, soya beans), KnockOut® (for example maize), StarLink® (for example maize), Bollgard® (cotton), Nucotn® (cotton) and NewLeaf® (potato). Examples of herbicide-tolerant plants which may be mentioned are maize varieties, cotton varieties and soya bean varieties which are sold under the trade names Roundup Ready® (tolerance to glyphosate, for example maize, cotton, soya beans), Liberty Link® (tolerance to phosphinotricin, for example oilseed rape), IMI® (tolerance to imidazolinones) and STS® (tolerance to sulphonylureas, for example maize). Herbicide-resistant plants (plants bred in a conventional manner for herbicide tolerance) which may be mentioned include the varieties sold under the name Clearfield® (for example maize). Of course, these statements also apply to plant cultivars having these genetic traits or genetic traits still to be developed, which plant cultivars will be developed and/or marketed in the future.

The plants listed can be treated according to the invention in a particularly advantageous manner with the compounds of the general formula I and/or the active ingredient mixtures according to the invention. The preferred ranges stated above for the active ingredients or mixtures also apply to the treatment of these plants. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of plants with the compounds or mixtures specifically mentioned in the present text.

The active ingredients according to the invention are active not only against plant pests, hygiene pests and stored-product pests but also in the veterinary field against animal parasites (ecto and endoparasites) such as hard ticks, soft ticks, scab mites, harvest mites, flies (stinging and licking), parasitic fly larvae, lice, hair lice, bird lice and fleas. These parasites include:

from the order of the Anoplurida, for example Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., Solenopotes spp.

from the order of the Mallophagida and the suborders Amblycerina and Ischnocerina, for example Trimenopon spp., Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Damalina spp., Trichodectes spp., Felicola spp.

from the order of the Diptera and the suborders Nematocerina and Brachycerina, for example Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Simulium spp., Eusimulium spp., Phlebotomus spp., Lutzomyia spp., Culicoides spp., Chrysops spp., Hybomitra spp., Atylotus spp., Tabanus spp., Haematopota spp., Philipomyia spp., Braula spp., Musca spp., Hydrotaea spp., Stomoxys spp., Haematobia spp., Morellia spp., Fannia spp., Glossina spp., Calliphora spp., Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Wohlfahrtia spp., Sarcophaga spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Gasterophilus spp., Hippobosca spp., Lipoptena spp., Melophagus spp. from the order of the Siphonapterida, for example Pulex spp., Ctenocephalides spp., Xenopsylla spp., Ceratophyllus spp. from the order of the Heteropterida, for example Cimex spp., Triatoma spp., Rhodnius spp., Panstrongylus spp. from the order of the Blattarida, for example Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Blattela germanica, Supella spp. from the subclass of the Acari (Acarina) and the orders of the Meta- and Mesostigmata, for example Argas spp., Ornithodorus spp., Otobius spp., Ixodes spp., Amblyomma spp., Boophilus spp., Dermacentor spp., Haemophysalis spp., Hyalomma spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Dermanyssus spp., Raillietia spp., Pneumonys sus spp., Sternostoma spp., Varroa spp. from the order of the Actinedida (Prostigmata) and Acaridida (Astigmata), for example Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Ornithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp., Listrophorus spp., Acarus spp., Tyrophagus spp., Caloglyphus spp., Hypodectes spp., Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp., Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., Laminosioptes spp.

The active ingredients of the formula (I) according to the invention are also suitable for controlling arthropods, agricultural livestock such as, for example, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, donkeys, camels, buffaloes, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, honeybees, other domestic animals such as, for example, dogs, cats, cage birds, aquarium fish and what are known as experimental animals such as, for example, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice. By controlling these arthropods it is intended to reduce deaths and improve performance (in the case of meat, milk, wool, hides, eggs, honey and the like) so that more economical and simpler animal keeping is made possible by the use of the active ingredients according to the invention.

In the veterinary field and in animal keeping, the active ingredients according to the invention are applied in the known manner by enteral administration in the form of, for example, tablets, capsules, drinks, drenches, granules, pastes, boluses, the feed-through method, suppositories, by parenteral administration, such as, for example, by injections (intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, intraperitoneal and the like), implants, by nasal application, by dermal application in the form of, for example, bathing or dipping, spraying, pouring-on and spotting-on, washing, dusting, and with the aid of active-ingredient-comprising shaped articles such as collars, ear tags, tail tags, limb bands, halters, marking devices and the like.

When used for livestock, poultry, domestic animals and the like, the active ingredients of the formula (I) can be applied as formulations (for example powders, emulsions, flowables) which comprise the active ingredients in an amount of from 1 to 80% by weight, either directly or after 100- to 10 000-fold dilution, or they can be used as a chemical bath.

It has furthermore been found that the compounds according to the invention also have a strong insecticidal action against insects which destroy industrial materials.

The following insects may be mentioned as examples and as preferred—but without any limitation:

Beetles, such as Hylotrupes bajulus, Chlorophorus pilosis, Anobium punctatum, Xestobium rufovillosum, Ptilinus pecticornis, Dendrobium pertinex, Ernobius mollis, Priobium carpini, Lyctus brunneus, Lyctus africanus, Lyctus planicollis, Lyctus linearis, Lyctus pubescens, Trogoxylon aequale, Minthes rugicollis, Xyleborus spec. Tryptodendron spec. Apate monachus, Bostrychus capucins, Heterobostrychus brunneus, Sinoxylon spec. Dinoderus minutus;

Hymenopterons, such as Sirex juvencus, Urocerus gigas, Urocerus gigas taignus, Urocerus augur;

Termites, such as Kalotermes flavicollis, Cryptotermes brevis, Heterotermes indicola, Reticulitermes flavipes, Reticulitermes santonensis, Reticulitermes lucifugus, Mastotermes darwiniensis, Zootermopsis nevadensis, Coptotermes formosanus;

Bristletails, such as Lepisma saccharina.

Industrial materials in the present connection are to be understood as meaning non-living materials, such as, preferably, plastics, adhesives, sizes, papers and cardboards, leather, wood and processed wood products and coating compositions.

The ready-to-use compositions may, if appropriate, comprise further insecticides and, if appropriate, one or more fungicides.

With respect to possible additional mixing partners, reference is made to the abovementioned insecticides and fungicides.

The compounds according to the invention can likewise be employed for protecting objects which come into contact with saltwater or brackish water, in particular hulls, screens, nets, buildings, moorings and signalling systems, against fouling.

Furthermore, the compounds according to the invention, alone or in combinations with other active ingredients, may be employed as antifouling agents.

In domestic, hygiene and stored-product protection, the active ingredients are also suitable for controlling animal pests, in particular insects, arachnids and mites, which are found in enclosed spaces such as, for example, dwellings, factory halls, offices, vehicle cabins and the like. They can be employed alone or in combination with other active ingredients and auxiliaries in domestic insecticide products for controlling these pests. They are active against sensitive and resistant species and against all developmental stages. These pests include:

From the order of the Scorpionidea, for example, Buthus occitanus.

From the order of the Acarina, for example, Argas persicus, Argas reflexus, Bryobia ssp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Glyciphagus domesticus, Ornithodorus moubat, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Trombicula alfreddugesi, Neutrombicula autumnalis, Dermatophagoides pteronissimus, Dermatophagoides forinae.

From the order of the Araneae, for example, Aviculariidae, Araneidae.

From the order of the Opiliones, for example, Pseudoscorpiones chelifer, Pseudoscorpiones cheiridium, Opiliones phalangium.

From the order of the Isopoda, for example, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber.

From the order of the Diplopoda, for example, Blaniulus guttulatus, Polydesmus spp.

From the order of the Chilopoda, for example, Geophilus spp.

From the order of the Zygentoma, for example, Ctenolepisma spp., Lepisma saccharina, Lepismodes inquilinus.

From the order of the Blattaria, for example, Blatta orientalies, Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinai, Leucophaea maderae, Panchlora spp., Parcoblatta spp., Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuliginosa, Supella longipalpa.

From the order of the Saltatoria, for example, Acheta domesticus.

From the order of the Dermaptera, for example, Forficula auricularia.

From the order of the Isoptera, for example, Kalotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp.

From the order of the Psocoptera, for example, Lepinatus spp., Liposcelis spp.

From the order of the Coleoptera, for example, Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp., Dermestes spp., Latheticus oryzae, Necrobia spp., Ptinus spp., Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus granarius, Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus zeamais, Stegobium paniceum.

From the order of the Diptera, for example, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Anopheles spp., Calliphora erythrocephala, Chrysozona pluvialis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, Culex tarsalis, Drosophila spp., Fannia canicularis, Musca domestica, Phlebotomus spp., Sarcophaga carnaria, Simulium spp., Stomoxys calcitrans, Tipula paludosa.

From the order of the Lepidoptera, for example, Achroia grisella, Galleria mellonella, Plodia interpunctella, Tinea cloacella, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella.

From the order of the Siphonaptera, for example, Ctenocephalides canis, Ctenocephalides felis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, Xenopsylla cheopis.

From the order of the Hymenoptera, for example, Camponotus herculeanus, Lasius fuliginosus, Lasius niger, Lasius umbratus, Monomorium pharaonis, Paravespula spp., Tetramorium caespitum.

From the order of the Anoplura, for example, Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pemphigus spp., Phylloera vastatrix, Phthirus pubis.

From the order of the Heteroptera, for example, Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius, Rhodinus prolixus, Triatoma infestans.

In the field of domestic insecticides, they are used alone or in combination with other suitable active ingredients, such as phosphoric esters, carbamates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, growth regulators or active ingredients from other known classes of insecticides.

They are used in aerosols, unpressurized spray products, for example pump and atomizer sprays, automatic fogging systems, foggers, foams, gels, evaporator products with evaporator tablets made of cellulose or polymer, liquid evaporators, gel and membrane evaporators, propeller-driven evaporators, non-energized, or passive, evaporation systems, moth papers, moth bags and moth gels, as granules or dusts, in baits for scattering or in bait stations.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREPARATION PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES

Anilines of the formula (II) are known (e.g. WO2007/043677, WO2008/126858, WO2008/126933) or can be prepared by known methods.

Carbonyl chlorides of the formula (III) in which Qx is pyrazole are known (e.g. WO2007/144100) or can be prepared by known methods.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (IV) in which Qx is pyrazole are known (e.g. WO2007/144100) or can be prepared by known methods.

Benzoxazinones of the formula (V) in which Qx is pyrazole are known (e.g. WO2007/144100) or can be prepared by known methods.

Hydrazines of the formula (VI) are known (e.g. WO2007/043677, WO2008/126858, WO2008/126933) or can be prepared by known methods.

Anthranilic hydrazides of the formula (VII) are new. They can be prepared in accordance with process C.

PREPARATION EXAMPLES Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids of the Formula (IV-2) Example A IX Synthesis of ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

An amount of 820 mg (2.96 mmol) of ethyl 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate and 633 mg (3.55 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide were dissolved in 18 ml of carbon tetrachloride and heated with stirring to boiling. At the heat of boiling, in portions, 49 mg (0.29 mmol) of 2,2′-azobis-2-methylpropanenitrile were added over 5 hours, followed by refluxing for a further hour. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction solution was filtered and the mother liquor was freed from the solvent under reduced pressure. The desired product was isolated by chromatographic purification.

(logP: 3.32; MH⁺: 357; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, δ, ppm): 1.00 (t, 3H), 4.12 (q, 2H), 4.80 (s, 2H), 7.50 (m, 4H), 9.30 (s, 1H).

Example B X Synthesis of ethyl 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]methyl}-pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

An amount of 345 mg (0.97 mmol) of ethyl 2-(bromomethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate was added to a solution of 200 mg (1.45 mmol) of trifluoromethyltetrazole in 10 ml of acetonitrile. Then 174 mg (1.26 mmol) of potassium carbonate were added to the reaction solution, which was stirred at 60° C. for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction solution was filtered and the mother liquor was freed from the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was admixed with 10 ml of water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 ml). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulphate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by chromatography.

(logP: 3.56; MH⁺: 413; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, δ, ppm): 0.99 (t, 3H), 4.13 (q, 2H) 6.62 (s, 2H), 7.50 (m, 4H), 9.28 (s, 1H).

Example C IV-2 Synthesis of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]methyl}pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid

An amount of 1.74 g (4.21 mmol) of ethyl 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]methyl}pyrimidine-5-carboxylate was dissolved in 12 ml of ethanol and the solution was admixed dropwise at 0° C. with 45% strength aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5.05 mmol). The reaction was stirred for a further hour and warmed to RT. The ethanol was then removed under reduced pressure and the residue was admixed with ice-water (10 ml). The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was discarded. Then the aqueous phase was adjusted to a pH of 3 using hydrochloric acid, and again extracted with ethyl acetate (3×20 ml). The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulphate.

(logP: 2.50; MH⁺: 385; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, δ, ppm): 6.59 (s, 2H), 7.48 (m, 4H), 9.27 (s, 1H).

PREPARATION EXAMPLES

The preparation processes described above can be used to give the compounds of the formula (I)—for example the following compounds of the formula (I):

Example 1 Synthesis of methyl N′-(5-chloro-2-{[2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-(5-heptalluoropropyltetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-2H-pyrazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3-methylbenzoyl)-N-methylhydrazinecarboxylate

An amount of 250 mg (0.40 mmol) of 6-chloro-2-[2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-(5-heptafluoropropyltetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-2H-pyrazol-3-yl]-8-methyl-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one was dissolved in 20 ml of tetrahydrofuran and admixed with 209 mg (2.06 mmol) of methyl N-methylhydrazinecarboxylate. The mixture was first stirred at room temperature for 3 h and then heated under reflux for 16 h.

After cooling, the reaction mixture was freed from the solvent under reduced pressure. The desired product was isolated by chromatographic purification of the residue (logP: 3.66; MH⁺: 727; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, δ, ppm): 2.07 (s, 3H), 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.45 (br s, 3H), 6.35 (s, 2H), 7.29 (bs, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, 1H), 7.58 (dd, 1H), 8.13 (dd, 1H), 8.45 (dd, 1H), 10.24 (s, 1H), 10.46 (s, 1H)).

Example 2 Methyl N′-(2-{[2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-(5-heptalluoropropyltetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-2H-pyrazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-5-iodo-3-methylbenzoyl)hydrazincarboxylate

An amount of 583 mg (0.78 mmol) of N-(2-hydrazinocarbonyl-4-iodo-6-methylphenyl)-2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-5-(5-heptafluoropropyltetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide was dissolved in 25 ml of pyridine and the solution was admixed dropwise with 84 mg (0.89 mmol) of methyl chloroformate. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h and freed from the solvent under reduced pressure. The desired product was isolated by chromatographic purification of the residue (logP: 3.58; MH⁺: 805; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, δ, ppm): 2.10 (s, 3H), 3.59 (br s, 3H), 6.34 (s, 2H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.58 (dd, 1H), 7.68 (br s, 1H), 7.81 (d, 1H), 8.14 (dd, 1H), 8.47 (dd, 1H), 9.24 (bs, 1H), 10.08 (s, 1H), 10.18 (s, 1H)).

The following examples can be obtained analogously:

The table gives, for Example 1, the complete NMR signals, and for the further examples a combination of logP, mass (MH⁺) and those NMR signals which relate to the part of the molecule introduced last in the process.

¹H-NMR (400 MHz, DMSO, Ex. Structure logP MH⁺ δ, ppm), selected signals 1

3.66 727 2.07 (s, 3H), 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.45 (br s, 3H), 6.35 (s, 2H), 7.29 (bs, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, 1H), 7.58 (dd, 1H), 8.13 (dd, 1H), 8.45 (dd, 1H), 10.24 (s, 1H), 10.46 (s, 1H) 2

3.58 805 2.10 (s, 3H), 3.59 (br s, 3H), 6.34 (s, 2H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.58 (dd, 1H), 7.68 (br s, 1H), 7.81 (d, 1H), 8.14 (dd, 1H), 8.47 (dd, 1H), 9.24 (bs, 1H), 10.08 (s, 1H), 10.18 (s, 1H) 3

2.73 (acidic) 613 3.11 (br s, 3H, OMe), 8.95 (s, NH), 9.95 (s, NH), 10.02 (s, NH) 4

2.41 (acidic) 604 3.57 (br s, 3H, OMe), 8.99 (s, NH), 10.08 (s, NH), 10.29 (s, NH) 5

2.96 (acidic) 627 2.93 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.52 (br s, 3H, OMe), 10.05 (s, NH). 10.29 (s, NH) 6

2.63 (acidic) 618 2.93 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.59 (br s, 3H, OMe), 10.29 (s, NH), 10.40 (s, NH) 7

3.39 (acidic) 641 2.73; 2.82; 2.92 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.42; 3.62 (brs, 3H, OMe) 8

2.97 (acidic) 632 2.76; 2.82; 2.91 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.42; 3.61 (br s, 3H, OMe) 9

4.54 853 2.85 (s, 3H), 3.43; 3.60 (br s, 3H), 10.31 (s, NH), 10.43 (s, NH), 10

4.35 761 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.66 (br s, 3H), 10.35 (s, NH), 10.47 (s, NH) 11

3.55 693 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.71 (br s, 3H), 10.48 (s, NH), 10.58 (s, NH) 12

3.57 737 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.71 (br s, 3H), 10.49 (s, NH), 10.58 (s, NH) 13

4.32 793 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.71 (br s, 3H), 10.24 (s, NH), 10.46 (s, NH) 14

4.30 815 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.62 (br s, 3H), 10.51 (s, NH), 10.58 (s, NH) 15

3.82 721 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.62 (br s, 3H), 10.51 (s, NH), 10.58 (s, NH) 16

3.26 718 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.46; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.49 (s, NH), 10.55 (s, NH) 17

3.01 717 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.16 (s, NH), 10.39 (s, NH) 18

4.32 781 CD₃CN: 2.99 (s, 3H), 3.46; 3.66 (br s, 3H), 9.02 (s, NH) 19

3.11 706 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.62 (br s, 3H), 10.47 (s, NH), 10.57 (s, NH) 20

3.07 670 CD₃CN: 3.04 (s, 3H), 3.48; 3.66 (br s, 3H), 8.76 (s, NH), 9.06 (s, NH) 21

2.51 662 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.47 (s, NH), 10.56 (s, NH) 22

2.53 (acidic) 644 2.88 (s, 3H, NMe), 3.50 (br s, 3H, OMe), 10.45 (s, NH), 10.55 (s, NH) 23

3.14 668 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.58 (s, 3H) 24

2.53 614 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.58 (s, 3H) 25

3.32 697 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.63 (br s, 3H), 10.54 (s, NH), 10.57 (s, NH) 26

2.49 609 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.63 (br s, 3H), 10.22 (s, NH), 10.45 (s, NH) 27

2.58 653 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.48; 3.62 (br s, 3H), 10.21 (s, NH), 10.45 (s, NH) 28

2.27 629 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.52 (s, NH), 10.57 (s, NH) 29

2.62 617 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.46; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.43 (s, NH), 10.54 (s, NH) 30

2.94 626 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.19 (s, NH), 10.44 (s, NH) 31

2.94 648 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.50 (s, NH), 10.56 (s, NH) 32

2.81 718 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.16 (s, NH), 10.42 (s, NH) 33

2.61 626 CD₃CN: 3.04 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 8.74 (s, NH), 9.03 (s, NH) 34

2.61 646 CD₃CN: 2.97 (s, 3H), 3.49; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 8.82 (s, NH), 9.03 (s, NH) 35

3.14 718 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.16 (s, NH), 10.40 (s, NH) 36

3.10 713 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.47 (s, NH), 10.40 (s, NH) 37

2.18 598 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.61 (s, 3H) 38

2.02 584 3.61 (s, 3H) 39

2.71 612 3.60 (s, 3H) 40

2.98 628 3.59 (s, 3H) 41

3.49 682 3.60 (s, 3H) 42

2.90 677 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.43; 3.62 (br s, 3H), 10.49 (s, NH), 10.54 (s, NH) 43

2.92 647 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.46; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.53 (s, NH), 10.57 (s, NH) 44

3.05 661 2.91 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.17 (s, NH), 10.43 (s, NH) 45

2.15 600 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.46 (s, NH), 10.55 (s, NH) 46

2.25 609 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.40; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.21 (s, NH), 10.45 (s, NH) 47

2.30 617 CD₃CN: 3.03 (s, 3H), 3.50; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 8.88 (s, NH), 9.35 (s, NH) 48

3.08 693 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.18 (s, NH), 10.45 (s, NH) 49

3.26 785 2.86 (s, 3H), 3.47; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.15 (s, NH), 10.42 (s, NH) 50

2.91 659 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.44; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.19 (s, NH), 10.43 (s, NH) 51

3.15 719 2.87 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.20 (s, NH), 10.43 (s, NH) 52

3.32 677 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.65 (br s, 3H), 10.24 (s, NH), 10.46 (s, NH) 53

3.40 721 2.88 (s, 3H), 3.45; 3.64 (br s, 3H), 10.23 (s, NH), 10.46 (s, NH) 54

3.41 713 3.61 (bs, 3H) 55

2.69 617 3.49 (br, 3H OCH3); 2.76 (s, 3H CH3); 7.95 (s, NH); 7.77 (s, NH) 56

2.97 617 3.57 (br, 3H OCH3); 2.84 (s, 3H CH3); 7.67-7.77 (d, NH); 7.79-7.95 (d, NH) 57

3.34 627 3.34 (br, 3H OCH3); 2.9 (s, 3H CH3); 7.49-7.5 (d, NH); 7.54- 7.57 (d, NH) 58

2.79 604 3.52 (br, 3H OCH3); 7.54-7.56 (d, NH); 7.75 (s, NH); 7.94 (s, NH) 59

2.73 618 10.57 (s, NH), 10.42 (s, NH), 3.64 and 3.46 (br s, 3H), 2.90 (s, 3H) 60

3.17 661 61

3.55 711 10.57 (s, NH), 10.44 (s, NH), 3.64 and 3.46 (br s, 3H), 2.90 (s, 3H) 62

2.38 (acidic) 602 1.3 (s, 9H, tBu), 3.6 (br, s, 3H, OMe), 9.3 (br, s, 1H, NH), 11.1 (s, br, 1H, NH) 63

2.59 648 10.52 (s, NH) 10.42 (s, NH) 3.64 and 3.46 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 64

2.09 604/606 NMR in CH₃CN: 9.07 (br, NH), 8.83 (s, NH), 3.70 and 3.46 (br, 3H), 3.03 (s, 3H) 65

2.97 665 10.43 (s, NH) 10.12 (s, NH) 3.65 and 3.45 (br, s, 3H) 2.88 (s, 3H) 66

3.10 659 10.54 (s, NH) 10.46 (s, NH) 3.63 and 3.44 (br, s, 3H) 2.86 (s, 3H) 67

1.90 638 10.56 (s, NH) 10.43 (s, NH) 3.62 and 3.47 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 68

3.82 739 NMR in CH₃CN: 8.90 (br, NH), 8.70 (s, NH), 3.70 and 3.45 (br, 3H), 3.03 (s, 3H) 69

2.71 718 NMR in CH₃CN: 9.04 (br, NH), 8.73 (s, NH), 3.69 and 3.50 (br, 3H), 3.04 (s, 3H) 70

2.81 714 NMR in CH₃CN: 9.01 (br, NH), 8.78 (s, NH), 3.65 and 3.52 (br, 3H), 3.06 (s, 3H) 71

2.42 646 10.45 (s, NH) 10.15 (s, NH) 3.60 and 3.51 (br, s, 3H) 2.90 (s, 3H) 72

2.78 719 10.43 (s, NH) 10.19 (s, NH) 3.60 and 3.50 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 73

2.97 668 10.55 (s, NH) 10.48 (s, NH) 3.60 and 3.47 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 74

2.64 701 10.41 (s, NH) 10.19 (s, NH) 3.64 and 3.45 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 75

2.19 593 10.41 (s, NH) 10.15 (s, NH) 3.66 and 3.48 (br, s, 3H) 2.90 (s, 3H) 76

2.77 684 10.55 (s, NH) 10.42 (s, NH) 3.60 and 3.47 (br, s, 3H) 2.87 (s, 3H) 77

2.56 717 10.45 (s, NH) 10.20 (s, NH) 3.64 and 3.45 (br, s, 3H) 2.86 (s, 3H) 78

2.10 616 NMR in CH₃CN: 9.40 (br, NH), 8.95 (s, NH), 3.65 and 3.50 (br, 3H), 3.01 (s, 3H) 79

3.66 732 10.62 (s, NH) 10.35 (s, NH) 3.68 and 3.58 (br, s, 3H) 3.06 (s, 3H) 80

2.38 703 NMR in DMF-d₉: 10.34 (s, NH), 10.25 (s, NH), 9.33 (s, NH), 3.51 (s, 3H), 2.95 (s, 3H) 81

3.85 82

3.67 83

2.97 620 10.37 (br s, NH), 7.95 (br s, NH), 3.30 (brs, 3H), 2.84 (s, 3H) 84

2.79 603 10.22 (br s, NH), 7.94 (br, NH), 3.60 (br, 3H) 85

3.34 627 10.13 (br, NH), 7.5 (br, NH), 3.39 (br, 3H), 2.79 (s, 3H) 86

2.69 620 10.37 (br, NH), 7.94 (br, NH), 3.30 (br, 3H), 2.67 (br, 3H),

APPLICATION EXAMPLES Example 1

Myzus test (MYZUPE spray treatment) Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone  1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide Emulsifier:  0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

An appropriate preparation of active ingredient is prepared by mixing 1 part by weight of active ingredient with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier and diluting the concentrate with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration. Leaf discs of Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) infested with all stages of the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) are sprayed with a preparation of active ingredient at the desired concentration.

After 6 days the activity is determined, in %. Here, 100% means that all of the aphids have been killed; 0% means that no aphids have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the Preparation Examples exhibit activity of

80% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: Ex.: 39, 65, 77, 81

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the Preparation Examples exhibit activity of

90% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: Ex.: 11, 20, 21, 32, 47, 54, 61, 78

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the Preparation Examples exhibit activity of

100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: Ex.:

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

60, 63, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86

Example 2

Phaedon test (PHAECO spray treatment) Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone  1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide Emulsifier:  0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

An appropriate preparation of active ingredient is prepared by mixing 1 part by weight of active ingredient with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier and diluting the concentrate with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration. Leaf discs of Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) are sprayed with a preparation of active ingredient at the desired concentration and, after drying, are populated with larvae of the mustard beetle (Phaedon cochleariae).

After 7 days, the activity is determined, in %. Here, 100% means that all the beetle larvae have been killed; 0% means that no beetle larvae have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the Preparation Examples exhibit activity of 100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha:

Ex.:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41,

42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86

Example 3

Spodoptera frugiperda test (SPODFR spray treatment) Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone  1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide Emulsifier:  0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

An appropriate preparation of active ingredient is prepared by mixing 1 part by weight of active ingredient with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier and diluting the concentrate with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration. Leaf discs of maize (Zea mays) are sprayed with a preparation of active ingredient at the desired concentration and, after drying, are populated with caterpillars of the army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda).

After 7 days, the activity is determined, in %. Here, 100% means that all the caterpillars have been killed; 0% means that no caterpillar has been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compound from the Preparation Examples exhibits activity of

83% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: Ex.: 77

In this test, for example, the following compound from the Preparation Examples exhibits activity of

100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha:

Ex.:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,

41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86

Example 4

Tetranychus test, OP-resistant (TETRUR spray treatment) Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone  1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide Emulsifier:  0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

An appropriate preparation of active ingredient is prepared by mixing 1 part by weight of active ingredient with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier and diluting the concentrate with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration. Leaf discs of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) infested with all stages of the greenhouse red spidermite (Tetranychus urticae) are sprayed with a preparation of active ingredient at the desired concentration. After 6 days the activity is determined, in %. Here, 100% means that all of the mites have been killed; 0% means that no mites have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compound from the Preparation Examples exhibits activity of 90% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 83

In this test, for example, the following compound from the Preparation Examples exhibits activity of 100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 59

In this test, for example, the following compound from the Preparation Examples exhibits activity of 100% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 67.

Analytical Methods

The logP values reported in the table above and in the Preparation Examples were determined in accordance with EEC Directive 79/831 Annex V.A8 by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) on reversed-phase columns (C 18), with the following methods:

^([a]) The determination is made in the acid range at pH 2.3 with 0.1% aqueous phosphoric acid and acetonenitrile as eluents; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 95% acetonitrile.

^([b]) The determination is made by LC-MS in the acid range at pH 2.7 with 0.1% aqueous formic acid and acetonitrile (containing 0.1% formic acid) as eluents; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 95% acetoneitrile.

Calibration took place with unbranched alkan-2-ones (having 3 to 16 carbon atoms) of known logP values (logP values determined from the retention times, by linear interpolation between two successive alkanones).

The lambda-maX values were determined on the basis of the UV spectra from 200 nm to 400 nm in the maxima of the chromatographic signals.

The MH⁺ signals were determined using an Agilent MSD system with ESI and positive or negative ionization.

The NMR spectra were

a) determined with a Bruker Avance 400 equipped with a flow sample head (60 μl volume). Solvents used were CD₃CN or d₆-DMSO, and tetramethylsilane (0.00 ppm) was used as reference.

b) determined with a Bruker Avance II 600. Solvents used were CD₃CN or d₆-DMSO, with tetramethylsilane (0.00 ppm) used as reference.

The splitting of the signals was described as follows: s (singlet), d (doublet), t (triplet), q (quartet), quin (quintet), m (multiplet). 

The invention claimed is:
 1. An anthranilic acid derivative of general formula (I)

in which R¹ is hydrogen, amino, or hydroxyl or is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)carbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, R², R³ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylaminocarbonyl, or C₂-C₆-dialkylaminocarbonyl or are C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, or R² and R³ independently of one another are a phenyl ring or a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or the heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, (C═O)NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkyl sulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R² and R³ are joined to one another via two to six carbon atoms and form a ring which optionally additionally contains a nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen atom and may optionally be substituted one to four times by C₁-C₂-alkyl, C₁-C₂-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, amino, C₁-C₂-alkoxy, or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, R⁴ is a group selected from —C(═S)—R⁸, —C(═O)—R⁸, —C(═O)—OR⁹, —C(—S)—OR⁹, —C(═O)—SR¹⁰, —C(═S)—SR¹⁰, —(═O)—NR¹¹R¹², —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹², —S(O)₂—R¹³, or —S(O)₂—NR¹⁴R¹⁵, or R³ and R⁴ together are ═CR¹⁶ if R² and R³ are not joined to one another via two to six carbon atoms and do not form a ring, R⁵ is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, SF₅, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, (C₁-C₄-haloalkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, or two radicals R⁵ form, via adjacent carbon atoms, a ring which is —(CH₂)₃—, —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH₂)₅—, —(CH—CH—)₂—, —OCH₂O—, —O(CH₂)₂O—, —OCF₂O—, —(CF₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)—, or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, or two radicals R⁵, form via adjacent carbon atoms the fused rings below, which are optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, cyano, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, or C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, or

n is 0 to 3, X is O or S, R⁶ is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁₋₄-sulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphony, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, Q_(X) is a heteroaromatic 5- or 6-membered ring which is substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 heteroatoms from N, S, or O, A is optionally singly or multiply substituted —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)-, —(C₁-C₆-alkenylene)-, —(C₁-C₆-alkynylene)-, —R¹⁷—(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH—(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C═NO(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —CHCO₂(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—C(═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NHNH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NHN(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—O(C═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂NH—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(C═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(C═O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NHNH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NHN(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—N═CH—O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-(C═O)O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH(C═S)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NHS(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, or —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₆-alkyl)S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, or halo-C₁-C₆-alkyl, where —(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)- in the ring may optionally contain 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from N, S, or O, R¹⁷ is linear or branched —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)- or is a direct bond, or two or more radicals R¹⁷ independently of one another are linear or branched —(C₁-C₆-alkylene)-, or are a direct bond, Q^(Y) is a 5- or 6-membered, partially saturated or saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system or is phenyl, the ring or ring system being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, CO₂H, CO₂NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents, R⁷ is C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl or

R independently at each occurrence is hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)C₁-C₄-alkoxyimino, m is 0 to 4, Z is N, CH, CF, CCl, CBr or CI, R⁸ is hydrogen or is C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkylamino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R⁸ is a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from N, S, or O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents are selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphony C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are a phenyl ring or are a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from N, S, or O, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkylsilyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R¹¹ and R¹² independently of one another are hydrogen or are R⁹, R¹⁶ is a phenyl ring or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, the heteroatoms being selected from the series N, S, or O, the ring being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri(C₁-C₂)alkyl or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, and N-oxides and salts thereof.
 2. The anthranilic acid derivative of general formula (I) according to claim 1, in which R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, cyano(C₁-C₆-alkyl), C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylthio-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, or C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, R² and R³ independently of one another are hydrogen or are C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, or C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, R⁴ is —C(═O)—R⁸, —C(═O)—OR⁹, —C(═O)—SR¹⁰, —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹², —S(O)₂—R¹³, or —S(O)₂—NR¹⁴R¹⁵, R⁵ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, or C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, or two adjacent radicals R⁵ are —(CH₂)₃—, —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH₂)₅—, —(CH═CH—)₂—, —OCH₂O—, —O(CH₂)₂O—, —OCF₂O—, —(CF₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)—, or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, n is 0 to 2, X is O or S, R⁶ is C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, Q^(X) is a heteroaromatic 5-membered ring which is substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 heteroatoms from N, O, or S, or is a heteroaromatic 6-membered ring which is substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and which may contain 1-3 nitrogen atoms, A is optionally singly or multiply substituted —(C₁-C₄-alkylene)-, —(C₁-C₄-alkenylene)-, —(C₁-C₄-alkynylene)-, —R¹⁷—(C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(—O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH—(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C═NO(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —R¹⁷—C(═O)—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═S)—R¹⁷, —R¹⁷—C(═O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—C(═O)N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—S(═O)₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-(C═O)O—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NH(C═O)NH—R¹⁷—, —R¹⁷—NHS(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, or —R¹⁷—N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)S(═O)₂—R¹⁷—, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-alkoxy, or halo-C₁-C₆-alkyl, R⁷ is the radical

or R⁷ is C₃-C₆-cycloalkoxy, R independently at each occurrence is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, or (C₁-C₄-alkyl)C₁-C₄-alkoxyimino, m is 1, 2 or 3, R⁸ is hydrogen or singly or multiply identically or differently substituted C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- or 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, or R⁸ is a phenyl ring or is a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from N, S, or O, and the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, or cyano, Z is N, CH, CF, CCl, CBr, or CI, R⁹, R¹⁰, RR¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are singly or multiply identically or differently substituted C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the phenyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, or R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴, and R¹⁵ independently of one another are a phenyl ring or are a 3- to 6-membered unsaturated, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, the heteroatoms being selected from N, S and O, the phenyl ring or the heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, or cyano, R¹¹ and R¹² independently of one another are hydrogen or are R⁹, R¹⁶ is a phenyl ring or is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic frig where the heteroatoms are selected from N, S, or O, the ring being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R¹⁷ is linear or branched —(C₁-C₄-alkylene)- or is a direct bond, Q_(Y) is a 5- or 6-membered, partially saturated or a saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system, the heteroatoms being selectable from N, S, or O, the ring or the ring system being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, CO₂H, CO₂NH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, or C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where the phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents.
 3. The anthranilic acid derivative of general formula (I) according to either of claim 1 or 2, in which R¹ is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, cyanomethyl, methoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, methylsulphinylmethyl, or methylsulphonylmethyl, R² and R³ independently of one another are hydrogen, methyl ethyl, isopropyl, or tert-butyl, R⁴ is —C(═O)—R⁸ or —C(═O)—OR⁹, R⁵ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₂-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, or two adjacent radicals R⁵ are —(CH₂)₄—, —(CH═CH—)₂—, —O(C₁₋₁₂)₂O—, —O(CF₂)₂O—, —(CH═CH—CH═N)— or —(CH═CH—N═CH)—, n is 1 or 2, X is O, R⁶ is C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, C₁-C₆-halocycloalkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₄-alkynyl, C₂-C₄-haloalkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, cyano, nitro, or C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, Q_(X) is a heteroaromatic 5- or 6-membered ring which is substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents R⁷ and is selected from the group consisting of furan, thiophene, pyrazole, triazole, imidazole, thiazole, oxazole, isoxazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, oxadiazole, pyrrole, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyridazine and pyrazine, A is —CH₂—, —CH₂O—, —CH₂OCH₂—, —CH₂S—, —CH₂SCH₂—, —CH₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —CH₂N(C₁-C₄-alkyl)CH₂—, —CH(Hal)-, —C(halo)₂-, —CH(CN)—, —CH₂(CO)—, —CH₂(CS)—, —CH₂CH(OH)—, -cyclopropyl-, —CH₂(CO)CH₂—, —CH(C₁-C₄-alkyl)-, —C(Di—C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, —CH₂CH₂—, —CH═CH—, or —C═NO(C₁-C₆-alkyl)-, R⁷ is the radical

R independently at each occurrence is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, or C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, m is 1 or 2, Z is N, CH, CF, CCl, or CBr, R⁸ is hydrogen, or is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, phenyl or pyridyl, where the phenyl or pyridyl is optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, bromo, or trifluoromethoxy substituents, or R⁸ is phenyl, or pyridyl or is a 3- to 6-membered saturated heterocycle, containing 1-2 heteroatoms from N, S, or O, the phenyl or pyridyl ring or heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, or cyano, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from halogen, cyano, phenyl or pyridyl, where phenyl or pyridyl is optionally substituted by one or more identical or different trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, or trifluoromethoxy substituents, or R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ independently of one another are phenyl, pyridyl or are a 3- to 6-membered saturated heterocycle containing 1-2 heteroatoms from N, S, or O, the phenyl or pyridinyl ring or the heterocycle being optionally substituted one or more times by identical or different substituents, and the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, halogen, or cyano, R¹¹ and R¹² independently of one another are hydrogen or are R⁹, R¹⁶ is phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, furan, or thiophene which is optionally substituted by one or more identical or different substituents, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, or trifluoromethoxy, R¹⁷ is methylene, ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene, sec-butylene, isobutylene, or a direct bond, Q^(Y) is an optionally singly or multiply identically or differently substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring from the series Q-1 to Q-53, Q-58 to Q-59, or Q-62 to Q-63, or an aromatic 9-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system Q-54 to Q-56, or a 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60 or Q-61, the substituents being selectable independently of one another from C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₃-haloalkyl, C₁-C₂-alkoxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro, or C₁-C₂-haloalkoxy, or the substituents being selectable independently of one another from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where the phenyl or the ring may optionally be substituted one or more times by identical or different C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-haloeycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, or C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy substituents


4. A mixture comprising at least two compounds of the general formula (I) according to claim 3, in which Qy of at least a first compound is Q62, and Qy of at least a second compound is Q63, and wherein the ratio of said at least first compound to said at least second compound being 60:40 to 99:1.
 5. A mixture comprising at least two compounds of the general formula (I) according to claim 3, in which Qy of at least a first compound is Q58, and Qy of at least a second compounds is Q59, and wherein the ratio of said at least first compound to said at least second compound being 60:40 to 99:1.
 6. A compound of general formula (VII),

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, n, Qx, A and Qy are as defined in claim
 1. 7. An agrochemical composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 or the mixture of compounds of formula (I) according to claim 5 or claim 6, and one or more extenders and/or one or more surface-active substances.
 8. A process for producing an agrochemical composition comprising mixing at least one compound of the general formula (I) according to claim 1 or mixing the mixture of compounds of the general formula (I) according to claim 5 or claim 6 with one or more extenders and/or one or more surface-active substances.
 9. An anthranilic acid derivative having the following structural formula: 